mumps

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0946228920080410?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0 More fun facts about vaccines. The article make the good point that many countries don't vaccinate, so while people are completely silly to avoid vaccination, statistically they are a small part of...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4539887.stm "The UK is in the grip of a mumps epidemic which struck nearly 5,000 people in January alone, say experts. Cases in England and Wales soared by 12,000 to 16,436 in 2004, they say. " I give the anti-vaxers about 12 hours before they start asserting...

Now, the Health Protection Agency reckon that this is nothing to do with the low turnout for MMR vaccination, because most of the affected are young adults. But it will be interesting to see if it helps to increase MMR takeup, as people realise that no vaccination = epidemic waiting to happen...